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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-30
A RARE OPPORTUNITY
To purchase one Of the
Finest Plantat8G22a
nm tha A.h.... u.-
On the Arkansas Kiver


1870 aeres Of river bottom land, au 1--WE
overflow, 1000 acres in hieh state Of oultiva-
ton and thoroughly ditched, all under good
fence, ofwhich or miles Is barbed wire and
plank combined; 50 good franc tenement
houses with brick chimneys; 2 good DWELL
inFs, with cisterns, gardens, orchard. etc.,
nne barn, stable.and cribs; a hns 3 story gin.
house,, ~ feet long, with splendid machtn-
cry, gins, feeders, con tensers, etc, also,
grist and sawmill, ID head mules and horses.
oxen, mich cows, tools, wagons and har-
ness; about 1900 bushels corn, plenty Of hay,
and cotton seed sufi Client 10 plant the place.
Located on the nerth bank OF the Arkan-
sas river, 5 or 3 miles below Little Rock, and
3 miles south Of tEs MemDhia and Little
Rock railroad. The Arkansas Central and
Paramoro branch roads to Little Rock have
both been located through the farm, and
will be running within q year, thus makinr
this most desirable place.
Owing to advanced years and a conse-
quent wish to retire from active farm man
agement, the owner will sell at a great bar
gain and upon terms to suit any purchaser.
Cash payment sufficient to pay for the per-
sonal property only required, and, alter
one-third Of the real estate mas been paid
for, the balance may stand for 20 years, in-
teIest to be paid annually,
II desired, We can effect an exchange for
the whole or part In good Memphis prop
erty at fair cash valuation.
For further information apply In person
or By correspondence to
0VERT0N 4 GRos JENoR,
Memplia Tahn.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-30
aiygRS,AND STEAMBOATS,

MOVEMENTS :Ar THE .LEvEE.
Arrivals-J ames Lee, Friars Point; Rene
Macready, Osceola; City of St. Louis, ST.
Louis; Alice Brow Ohio river.
Deparfures-James Lee, Friars Point;
Alice Brown, Ohio river; City OF ST. Louis,
New Orleans. Rene .MaereAdy, 0sceola,
Alberta No. 3, White river.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-30
A Golden Opportunity

By r. s. BARRET, Chairman County Court.
Attest: s. u. STEPHENSON, Clerk Co. Court.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
SURGICAL OPERATION
BY DR.. Porter of the Massachusetts Gen.
enersl Hospital

By DR.. Porter of the MASSACHUSETTS Gen.
enorsl Hospital
BosToN, Mass, Dec. DIR. Porter OF
the Massachusetts General Hospital. one
of the most skillful turgeons in the coun-
try, performed yesterday very remark
able operation, removing the facial nerve
from q patient whose existence for many
years had been simply one Of torture On
account of his extr, me suffering from
neuralgia pains In his face. 1t WAS de-
cided that the only remedy heroic one
was the removal of the diseased nerve
from the face. He willingly submitted
to the operation. In beginning
the operation DR.. Porter made an
incision at the single Of the lsw,
or where it hinges on the
skull. The isw-bone being laid bare, the
part where the mental forSmen is located
was trepanned. This being exposed to
view the doctor proceeded to catch hold
Of the diseased nerve, and BY slight ex-
ertlon pulled ii out of the foramen. Next
sn ipcision Was made under the eye, lay
ing bare the nerve, which was also pulled
out. A similar operation was performed
over the eve.
In this way the greater psrtof the nerve
was removed. Naturally there was free
flow of blood, but this was stopped BY
ligsting the arteries.
The operation lasted an hour and re
suited in a most satisfactory manner.
The patient said he would rather die than
ENQUIRE the neuralgia.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16

account OF all exprditures inside By
that body during the psst year, so
that they may know where and how
the So, 200 was disbursed II the general
exc cuIive board should fail or decline to
reuder such an account 1t is proposed to
compel It to do so by law. This matter
hiss neen under consideration among the
N. mbers OF the lower assemblies, 1t Is
day it assumed definite shape. It is
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
REMARKABLE SHOOlING,
A Boston Man Breaks IRA Palmer Revolver
Record.

Boston, MASS, Dec. LII. +. Ben
nett completed remarkable feat at pistol
shooting yesterday. The terms were 100
shots per day for six days with regular
army revolver; distance, fifty yards; siae
OF bulls eve, eight inches. He undertook
To beat Ira Paines' revolver record of
lS4l for 100 shots at least three times
during the trial and to average that nun
Der or more for the six davs. BE did
both, making total of SOFT cut of 3
possible 5000, or an average Of $50. yhA
scores for the six days ars: Monday, 1856;
Tuesdsv, 867; Wednesday, S32; Thurs
day, s44; Fr.9ay, seS; Saturday, SIG.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16

Citizens OF Fort Wayne, Ind, sele-
brated recently the anniversary OF the
C completion Of the fort which Mad ANTI
ony Wayne erected on the site OF tie
town the year following General Harrt-'
sons rout there by Indians in 17se,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
WHAT WAS DONE ~Ira TIE MONEY
The Local Knights of Labor Of Philadel-
phta AK for q sfasemens.

PHILaDEI PHIA, Pa, Dec. IA meet
ing Of representative men from n. sriv ali
the locsl assemblies of Heights OF Labor
were adj p ed recommending that al the
loca, assemblies make demands upon the
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16

slso alleged that over $4,000 has been
disbursed by the board for especial
work." aud this, 1t is said, is the cause Of
the steps taken st the meeting.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16

To those acquainted with our
to say that the Inyalids' Hotel
branch establishment located at
England, have, for many years,
the most largely patrOnzed and
the world for the treatment an
arise from youthful indiscretiOns
We, many years ago, establish
treatment of these diseases, unt
the most skillful physicians and
that all who apply TO us might IT
Council of the most cXnerienced
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16

Organic weak
decline OF the
losses. impaired
of will-power,
dred affections,
u1ppurly cured
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
Playing GrOwn-up.

Ti8ylnS 0rOWn-up.
Children, as has often been remarked,
are very observing of the ways of their
elders, and copy them in painstaking
way that is often both amusing and an
noying.
'Let's play we're grown up folks"
said little Mabel.
Gall right, responded Mary and Susie,
"what'n we do firstY"
"We'll play we're calling on each 9TH
er. But I guess one IF us'n have to be
the little girl. I'll be Mr.. Brown, and
Mary, you'll be my little girl. Then,
Susie, you'll be Mrs. Jones, and you'll
call on me-"
After Mary's scrup'es concerning the
indignity thrust upon her in having to
play little girl had been satisfied by the
promise that positions would be reversed
and each should be little girl turn about,
Susie inquired:
But what will we do when calf"
"Wby, well act just like grown up
ladies do" said Mabel. "When you
come in, Susie, well be awful pleased to
see each other, and we'll kiss and then
we'll sit down. Then you'll look at
Mary and say, Little pitchers have big
ears and then I'll say, MARY dear, run
down to the kitchen and seeif there isn't
something you can do to help jane"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
Sagacity of Horses.

wonder, among the thousands ofmen
who ride on the front platforms IT street
cars every week, how many notice the
way the switches are worked at the CROSS
lines. Time was, and it is not so very
distant, either, when the conductor used
to run ahead of his car and turn the
switch with an iron rod, Aattened at the
lower end, that he carried in his hand. As
it is now, there is big iron plate, divid-
ed in the center, at each switch, and the
weight of the off horse, as he walks over
the outer hall, turns the rail in the pro-
per direction. The curious feature of it
is the wisdom of the horses. They need
urging neither by voice nor rein to take
the direction required, but when they
come to the switch walk to the right of
their own free will and turn the car to
pass over. OF course when the cable
comes into operation everywhere this
will be done away with, and one can not
help regretting what viii prove the loss
OF opportunity for exhibitions Of saga
city by the ttnobleet Of beasts"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02


90. If dar was anything in bad ones
I'd hev bid in de odder place afore I was
20 var old.
SO. 1t am VERY pleasant to be told
dat you am gwin to fall heir to great
riches, but dat doan' buy Eaters or pay
rent.
~ Only SIGH uen as hate work, an
only sicb wimin as want an excuse to
leave home believe in fortune -tellin.'
SO. If it am predicted dat man am
gwine to hev great piece of luck he'll
sot down in some saloon t., wait fur it.
Sc. If it am predicted dat he am
gwine to hev great trouble, he'll go
home an blame his wife an lick his chill
dren.
81 warn you to let de hull bizness
alone. A. dollar day an steady job
will pan out mo- money IN six months
dan all de fortune-tellers in de world kin
bring ye in fifty Vars. OAR am jus as
many good dreams as bad, an none of
'em am Wort de powder to blow up an ole
boss. Signs might hev meant sunthin'
a thousand Vars ago, but dey am played
out now. II you h'sr de death tick in
wall it's jis as much sign dat you am
gwine to find dimond pin in the road
as it ar dat some OF the a My ar gvine
to die afore the var is out. Let us now
pick up de abnormal biznsss of de meet
in"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02

How many Of the young men of the
city there are who visit low places at
night and on Sunday are found in the
society of some OF our citizens. Yes. he
is asked out to dine, takes the church
members daughter to church, sings in
the choir and sits in the parlor. A scan
die, lawsuit, and we drop the curtain
en- the scene and ask the question, sWhen
will parents guard their honest"
No young man has right to seek an
Introduction to strange lady, and he
who does it is too fast and ought to be
checked up. What right has q mother
to suffer her daughter to keep the society
of. a strange man? What does she know
OF his inner or outward life? Can abe
tell where he came from, who his parents
are or where they live? A mother that
will thus jeopardize the Glars cter ct her
daughter deserves the highest censure.
Lucy, go and get me some milk, ana
hurry back" Lucy goes across the
street to get the milk, stays an hour,
comes back. Mother wants to know what
caused her long stay. Lucy gives some
kind Of an excuse. Lucy goes again
after milk, stays longer than before, but
no notice is taken Of i. Surely nothing
is wrong with Lucy, only she is forming
a character that will blast her as long as
she lives. Now the duty of that mother
was to have looked after Lucy and seen
what kind of character she was manu-
featuring.
Parents, guard your fireside from in
trusion of strangers. You can Just as
well take your sons and daughters to
places of amusements and to church as
to trust them to the pry of women and
men who will destroy soul and body.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
Blind Musicians.

Amber.
knew that it was customary in Japan,
for people to put out their eyes toquallfy
themselves for making living as bath
ers, but never realized what an obsta-
Gle persons eyes were to the scquisi-
ton OF musical science until had q
short conversation the other day with q
Chicago musician on the subject. Among
mauy instances of Blind musicians he
told me about DR.. John w. Bischof, the
blind musician of Washington, d. @.
DR.. Bischoff is stslwart, well-formed
man, about As years old, who lost his
eyesight so long ago that it never did
him any good. But being q mueical
genius, and q man Of strong mind every
way, his blindness simply served to con-
centrate his thoughts on music, and has
made him one of the most prominent
doctors of music in the United States.
He is q teacher of music, and the organ
list of the First Congregational church.
He knows by heart all the music there
is. He not only does not have to find
books and then the place, like other Or
ganists, but needs no one to tell him
anything. He keeps the run OF the ser
vices far better than organists with eyes,
and plays with precision, taste and
an originality that are absolutely charm
ing. Occasionally, he visits other
churches, presiding at strange instru-
ments and playing an entirely new set
of tunes and anthems, but is just as
much at home there as in his own church.
He is great manager of concerts, OF
which be gives a series at his church,
every winter. On these occasions he al
ways contributes one or two organ pieces,
which never fail to be the most pleasing
numbers in the programme. He is also
an expert type-letter writer, and carries
on an extensive correspondence in that
way. Still, somehow or other, l prefer
to have eyes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
A Faithful Dog.

An elderly woman was going down
Third avenue yesterday afternoon with
a huge basket filed with inhammable
packing straw strapped to her shoulders,
a bundle OF wood in her arms and dis
sipated looking cur at her heels. The
animal was not only of generally dis.
reputable appearance, but sinned against
every law of estLeticism by being of q
most perplexing shade of yellow. His
ears resembled miniature palm leaves,
and hung down over his mean little eyes
as though ashamed OF both themselves
and owner. The greater part Of the
dogs tail had long since dissolved part
nership with him; remnant, however,
showed that nature had originally bless
ed him with full blown caudal extrem-
ity. Altogether the animal was one in
which no dog fancier could have safely
invested and maintained his self-respect;
yet, as the sequel shows, the brute had
the courage of hero combined with the
decision and discernment of field mar
shall. As the old woman turned the COR
ner st Harrison street and Third avenue
a young man, whose keen sense of the
ridiculous should obtain him place up
on some newspaper where he could write
funny paragraphs about mules, goats,
mothers in-law and other stock articles
of American humor, threw lighted CT
gar into the basket. The brisk wind
famed the ember into blaze and in q
-
fire. Unconscious of her danger, the
woman trudged on, but the dog, with q
howl like banshee, sprang into the
flames and began scattering the burning
packing. Two laborers ran up, tore the
basket from the woman's back and emp
tied the burning contents into the street.
The woman and the funny young man
escaped uninjured, but the faithful
though ugly dog was badly scorched.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02

stampede, and where four or Ave hun
dred men were just now sitting you viii |
not see more than forty or fifty. The
rest have gone to talk political gossip, or
to write letters, or to see some OF their
constituents. By p. m, or a little
after, as general rule, nearly all the
members have gone to dinner, and the
chamber prefents beggarly array of
empty benches. To these empty benches
and to the weary speakers, the bores and
windbags hold forth for three mortal
hours. The period ON to 10 is gem
orally sacred to them. They have moth
ing to cay and they say it very badly.
You have read or heard all the old dreary
arguments hundred times over; but
these men bring them out as impressive
ly as though they were stating new ideas
OF the most profound nature. There is
no limit to speeches in the house of COM
mons; and it Is possible that this whole
three hours might be taken up by one
bore, though that is not often the case.
At about 8 o'clock there il usually q
brief cessation, when the speaker goes
out for refreshment which is popularity
supposed to consist of a mutton chop
and glass Of claret); on his return the
droning continues. At about 10 o'clock
p. m. members begin to drop in, sew
eral OF them in evening dress. If good
speaker is on his legs this is lively
time, if not, several of the gentlemen
who have eaten and drank not wisely but
too well, go to sleep. Some time be-
tween midnight and 2 o'clock in the
morning, the debate is either adjourned
generally after wrangle), or there is
division; then, as the newspapers say,
1.-The remaining motions are disposed OF
and the house adjourns."
OF the house of lords I will say moth
ing; it is too terrible theme. A dozen
peers and three or four bishops sitting
for an hoCr constitute the nominal SEES
sion of that body. What I have written
is of the popular" house. On that
chamber decrepitude seems to have fall
en-. The visitor is struck by it's istless
ways. With few exceptions the mem
bers do not seem to have gathered to-
gether to do anything; the nations bus
mess is not transacted here. You meet
several good and earnest men, very
few able men; but collectively they ap-
pear to be helpless. And so things are
drifting, drifting whittier, who knows
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
A Startled Bachelor,

Washington Gr1ue.
Congressman Gibson, Of Maryland, ia
the handsomest bachelor III the house
and he is considered by speculative
mammss with manageable daughters,
as an excellent investment, in which
opinion the girls unanimously coincide
One girl, however, has ruined her
chances forever. 1t happened in thea
ter foyer several nights ago. The young
lady, with several others, was waiting
for her carriage, and Mr.. Gibson stood
near elegantly nonchalant. Pretty soon
this particular girl saw him and at once
stepped over to him.
"Ah, Mr.. H." she said, II was go
sorry not to have met your daughter
yesterday, when she called"
Mr.. Gibson bowed and CROPPED around
among his bushes to find utterance, but
failed.
Tell her, please, will yon, that shall
come to see her soon; and hope Mr.. H.,
I shall see your other charming daugh-
tiers, too"
The gentleman from Maryland
couldn't say word, but he bowed and
the girl bowed, too, and left him for her
carriage, and as he slipped away into the
sharp night air, he heard her say;
"lsn't he handsome old gentleman,
girlsf It isn't any wonder that his
daughters are SO pretty"
It may not be necessary, but we will
state, merely to prevent accident, that the
girl thought he was another congressman,
whose name is not Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
An Expert That Amounted to Somethir

An Expert That Amounted to Something.
Pottery Gazette.
In large factory in which we're en-
ployed several hundred persons one of
the workmen in welding his hammer,
carelessly allowed it to slip from his
hand. It flew half way across the room
and struck fellow workman in the left
eye. The man averred that his eve was
blinded by the blow, although careful
examination failed to reveal any injury,
there being not scratch visible. He
brought suit in the courts for compen-
sation for the loss of half of his eyesight,
and refused all offers of compromise.
Under the law the owner of the factory
was responsible for any injury resulting
from an accident of this kind. The day
of the trial arrived, and in OPEN court
an eminent oculist retained by the de-
Tense examined the alleged injured MEM
Der, and gave it as his opinion that it
was as good as the right eve. Upon
the plaintiffs loud protest of his inabil-
ity to see with his left eye, the oculist
proved him perjurer, and satisfied the
court and jury of the falsity OF his claim.
He did it simply by knowing that the
colors green and red combined make
black. He prepared black card on
which few words were written with
green ink. Then the plaintiff was o.
dered to put on pair Of spectacles with
two different glasses, the one for the
right eye being red and the one for the
left eye consisting of ordinary glass.
Then the card was handed him, and he
was ordered to read the writing on it.
This he did without hesitation, and the
cheat was at once exposed. The sound
right eye, fitted with the red glass. was
unable to distinguish the green writing
on the black surface of the card while
the left eye, which he pretended was
sightless, was the one with which the
reading was done.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02

ger predominated. Az he walked along
he looked neither to the right nor to the
left, and would have passed Thompson
without speaking had not the latter
seized him by the arm.
.Hello, Johnson" he exclaimed.
"where are you goings"
"Nowhere in particular" said John
son earnestly, 'I'm just walking to calm
my feelings"
s'What's the matter?
"Jonesw
"Jones? The deacon?'
Eyes, confound him."
.What's he been doing? It can't be
possible that the deacon has been up to
ANYTHING mean. He isn't built that way
you know"
sob, hang mimi He's too good for
this world. His wings ought to have
grown out long ago. He always tries to
say the best thing he can Of everything,
and if there's anything good about any
thing you can bet your last nickle that
the deacon'll find it out. You know
about that 10 cent show that's moved in
next to our store?"
EYES,"
Well, you've heard its band playf
"Yes."
"What do you think of it?"
II think it's about as rank as any
thing I ever heard"
"Well, that's what I think about it
only more so. The COMPOUNDED thing
gets rather monotonous after you've
listened to it, twelve or thirteen hours
day after day. I was expressing my.
self warmly about the thing little
while ago, after I'd spent an hour trying
to add up column of figures, and the
deacon, confound him, stopped me and
said:
"You must at least admit, Mr.. John
SOD, that the bass drum is up to the av
erage."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
How q Girl of Genius Has Solved the Tall
Theatre Hat Problem.

How q Girl of Genius Has Solved the Tall
Theatre Hat Problem.
Clara Belle
The head en- the girl in question was
not big enough to hold the brain which
she proved to possess, for it was femi-
ninety small, and had delicately pretty
face on it's front, and q delightful mass
Of nut-brown hair on top Of it. At the
apex, too, when she entered the portal Of
the theater, was the nice sort of =
bonnet, composed of lace and flowers,
and excellently suitable in size, shape
and color to the creature who wore it. I
went in right behind her, and was adj
hiring her intensely. She reached the
inner vestibule, after passing the ticket
taker. Then she reached quickly up to
her head, deity removed the bonnet and
brought it down in front. expected to
see her stop at the window provided for
the temporary stowage of millinery, since
the outbreak of the anti-hat movement
at the theater, but she did not, and grace
fully tripped along with the throng into
the auditorium. Was she going to hold
the bonnet in her hands through the en-
tertainment? No, no. She had solved
the vexed question of theatrical head gear
by strange device. On getting view
of her frontal side, saw that the whilom
bonnet had become corsage boquet ad-
justed on her breast. It served the pur-
pose quite as handsomely as it had the
other. Nobody would have guessed that
the flowers were not real, or that the
thing had any other use.